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Old 23-10-2007, 04:27 PM   #1
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Friday, 19 October 2007




Here's the first look at Ford's new nitro engine. Ford's Dan Davis and John Medlen posed beside the engine that is expected to be unveiled soon at the SEMA show. Licensing driver Mike Neff put the engine through its initial paces on Thursday during a test session in Las Vegas. (Tim Marshall Photo)


Any One Know any more info on this?

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Old 26-10-2007, 10:10 PM   #2
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Yep, ford commisioned this with John Force racing about 3 years ago. They didn't like HEMI engines with Ford bodies.

Ford Engineers have been working with John Force Racing on this and i had a little sneak peak at the cylinder heads in Feb 2005 when i was at Force's headquarters, it's all real nice billet aluminium.

You should see there machine shop amazing, i will did out some photo's tomorrow.
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Yep, ford commisioned this with John Force racing about 3 years ago. They didn't like HEMI engines with Ford bodies.

Ford Engineers have been working with John Force Racing on this and i had a little sneak peak at the cylinder heads in Feb 2005 when i was at Force's headquarters, it's all real nice billet aluminium.

You should see there machine shop amazing, i will did out some photo's tomorrow.

You should see there machine shop amazing, i will did out some photo's tomorrow.
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Old 27-10-2007, 02:16 AM   #4
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99% of professional drag racing (door slamers, top fuel, etc...) is HEMI's

HEMI's dominate the drag racing game

this new motor will be a flop in my opinion
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Old 27-10-2007, 08:06 AM   #5
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99% of professional drag racing (door slamers, top fuel, etc...) is HEMI's

HEMI's dominate the drag racing game

this new motor will be a flop in my opinion
Amazing comment, so your saying the winningest team in drag racing history with the smartest crew chiefs and with FORD USA funding and engineers working full time on the project and it will be a flop???

It's already run 4.82 in a funny car on it's maiden voyage....

Nice opinion but I think your wrong time will tell.

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Old 27-10-2007, 06:27 PM   #6
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99% of professional drag racing (door slamers, top fuel, etc...) is HEMI's

HEMI's dominate the drag racing game

this new motor will be a flop in my opinion

They reckon if it weren't for the extra and larger headstuds, a set of 392 hemi heads would bolt up.

Seriously I think if you want to keep up you get a Hemi, but thinking outside the square will yield some results.

Just look at Zappia's Doorslammer, just through the extra development he had for a year with his blower, he has that extra "notch in his belt" and in turn can nail a 5, where the others are relying on winning out at the tree.
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thats top alcohol, the only other nitro one getting around is the billet sainty,
and i dont think anyone should take on craig on this issue!!!!!!!!!!!

after all he has one sitting in his workshop
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Old 31-10-2007, 12:41 PM   #8
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Thanks for the info Craig, pics would be great,

Have also found out a little more info in this link

http://www.fordracingparts.com/sema/2007.html

Looks promising....
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Old 31-10-2007, 12:43 PM   #9
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It's call "BOSS 500"
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